Memorandum for the Secretary of State
Presidential Determination
No. 2005-26

SUBJECT: Waiving Prohibition on United States Military

Assistance with Respect to the Dominican Republic

Consistent with the authority vested in me by section 2007 of the American
Servicemembers' Protection Act of 2002 (the "Act"), title II of Public Law
107-206 (22 U.S.C. 7421 et seq.), I hereby:

Determine that the Dominican Republic has entered into
an agreement with the United States pursuant to Article 98 of the Rome
Statute preventing the International Criminal Court from proceeding against U.S. personnel present in such country; and

Waive the prohibition of section 2007(a) of the Act
with respect to this country for as long as such agreement remains in
force.

You are authorized and directed to report this determination to the
Congress and to arrange for its publication in the Federal Register.